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Contest/Game - Identify this picture

639K views 5K replies 130 participants last post by  obelisk 
#1 ·
It has been a while since I've seen a thread like this - the rules are simple: attempt to identify the location of the last posted picture in the thread. Once the picture poster confirms the first correct responder that person then gets to add a (sailing-related) picture to the thread and the game continues.

Since I'm no good at this type of guesswork my only chance of getting a picture into the thread is by starting it off with the following picture:


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#1,233 ·
Zanshin got the peninsula south of the inner port at Toulon. Specifically, the photo was of Cap Cepet at the SE corner of the peninsula, facing south. It has a commanding view of the Med to the south and of the approach to Toulon.

BTW, I've been having problems with my browser/internet connection and haven't been able to connect on a timely basis.
 
#1,240 ·
Not in the same hemisphere as Europe.

For the record, I have been to this place and arrived by water--unlike my previous challenge location--, but not in a sailboat. It was quite a few years ago (>30) and was a lot sleepier a place than in the posted photo. I don't recall it being as prominent among sailors then.

Another clue: In the late '70s I saw a 1949 Buick in the driveway of an obviously comfortable seaside home. It was not Cuba, either.
 
#1,244 ·
Punta del Este it is! When I was there it was reputed to be the "Riviera of South America" and it had no high rises. There were some very attractive seaside homes that were obviously in the "high rent" category. The whole area had a laid back feel. But that was then. Now it has grown into a real city with numerous high rises--this is progress?

The old cars were a surprise. We saw this in Montevideo, too. Apparently you could import cars from anywhere, unlike Cuba, but the duty was prohibitive. The 1949 Buick and others of this vintage in Punta del Este looked to be in tip top shape, consistent with the neighborhood.
 
#1,246 ·
.. Also a stop on the various RTW races in recent times.

OK.. now we're looking for the name of the village where these were taken ...



 
#1,247 ·
C'mon gents.... holidays are over!!;)

The nugget in the distance should be recognizable, and even distinctive on GE...

A local fishing demonstration was part of the day's entertainment..



 
#1,249 ·
Bingo.... There is another (much smaller) similar formation off the 'corner' of Saba, also called 'Diamond Rock' IIRC..

Ste Anne it is. We flew into Martinique, hopped on the boat at Le Marin and snuck around the corner for a cleaner, quieter overnight before heading south. All the (mainly French, I'm guessing) tourists got right into hauling those nets. There were a couple of unhappy puffer fish in the catch.

Next!;)
 
#1,252 ·
Faster's last photo clued me into the French islands. At first it looked like corpulent Americans in the water, but the swim suits had a Gallic flare.

Well, see if you can figure out where this is. The first photo is looking to the west. The second one is looking to the east.



 
#1,257 ·
The second photo is looking past channel markers at the north end of a "river" that separates the land the lighthouse is on from the mainland. However, that land is associated with a cape--not an island.

Another clue is the very shallow slope of the beach. You might assume you are close to some famous clams.

I hope this isn't making it too easy!
 
#1,259 ·
Smurphmy's got it.

These photos were taken at the north end of the Annisquam river, also known as the Blynman Canal, that connects to Gloucester Harbor to the South. It separates Cape Ann from the Massachusetts "mainland".

The body of water to the north is Ipswich Bay. If you haven't tasted fried Ipswich clams, you have something to add to your "bucket list".

Smurphny's turn!
 
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